Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/26

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Subject: [Leica] Will you put filter infront of your Noctilux
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:02:19 -0600
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On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Robert D. Baron <rbaron at 
concentric.net>wrote:

> I've read through this thread and my eyes are starting to cross.
>
> Isn't the first question what kind of camera are you using? And the
> second question what are you shooting?
>
> If Jerry is using an M8 shouldn't he _be_ using an ir cut filter most
> of the time? Or should he be putting it on and taking it off depending
> on the scene he is shooting?
>

The answer is simply:

With modern Leica lenses you don't need filters for protection, only for
light modification.

-- 
Regards,

Sonny
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